Holdfast Training Services Trial Blog

In order to further procrastinate from the job in hand, I thought I would write a quick blog about it and ask for pointers from anyone that has done something similar.

I have been given the responsibility for managing the tender, survey and installation of a new campus wide DAS (mobile phone coverage) and wifi system for the hospital’s existing buildings.  We have been given 5 weeks to survey the hospital, given that most of the drawings are sub-optimal (see link below for a wonderful example of what I am working with) the survey will also involve an architect’s surveyor to update existing drawings or generate new ones.

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We have 122,000m2 to survey and 25 days to complete it, therefore we have to maintain a rate of approx 5000m2 per day, inside a live hospital just to keep to the original timetable.  Add on top a PM who wants to complete everything early.

Whilst this should be a “great learning opportunity” and will cover all sorts of IMechE competencies from design to QA to financial it is starting out as a bit of a head-ache due to all the unknown-unknowns.

In order to help expose some of these unknowns, a bit of assistance would be great.  What else should I be considering whilst planning the survey stage:

• Low hanging fruit to get ahead of schedule e.g. corridors, open spaces, offices.
• Restricted access areas that will delay timetable.
• Areas that don’t need DAS and/or wifi which can be ignored.
• Asbestos and hazardous substances.
• Access/working at height.

Thanks in advance for the help….